hey ya'll a south Texan here and I've been across the pond many many times and I've heard both words used on both sides of the pond. it depends on the words you grew up hearing your parents or friends say.

(Non Educated Dilinquent) refers to young kids who are always up to no-good and going no where in life. Often found drunk with a bottle of Buckey's in hand.

"But the first time I stood by the banks of the Clyde.
I was so glad to have you standing back by my side.
I was so proud of what we were doing.
Me and you and a bottle of Buckie." [from the Song A Bottle of Buckie by Ted Leo And The Pharmacists]

English slang for the Common Newt (aka the Spotted newt or the smooth newt)

evat/ nice? wtf is a newt ... common or
spotted? Comment by: james

A newt is a kind of lizard/salamander. Comment by: Hongroise

a newt is a small amphibious lizard
shaped creature that lives in areas with
lots of moisture but rarely living in
submersion for long periods of time
unless you count the mud puppies they
pretty much live in water full time.....
anyways they are a close relative to
the salamander in fact i think one is a
subspecies of the other but i cant
remember right now.... but yes its a
small slimy lizard looking thing. Comment by: camon

Sorry never heard the word nice used for
a newt. Maybe regional, definitely not
national. Comment by: hellsbells

What is the British fascination with
Newts, any way?
In the US, we have one Newt called
Gingrich, and the one is sufficient. Comment by: Downstrike

a newt is an ambhipian, and though
lizard like in shape, it is not related
to them. they are related to
salamanders, frogs, sirens, and toads.
theyre normally found under rocks or
logs in smallbodies of fresh water or in
the mud. they must keep their skin moist
or they will die.
Comment by: victoria r

Also in US it's used as a derrogatory
term usually in place of a-hole or
idiot; ie, my ex is a real nimrod. Comment by: Stac

its an ironic referral to an idiot,
Nimrod in the Scriptures was full of
wisdom Comment by: rio

The great grandson of Noah, Nimrod was
an idolator who foolishly tried to
declare himself ruler over a one world
government. He built the Tower of Babel
to try to reach heaven. The tower was
crushed and "The Lord" caused everyone
to speak different languages..or to
"babble." Comment by: El Gordo

In the Us, I've heard this used
interchangeably with "numb skull".
Meaning a complete moron. Comment by: the guy

The Guy is right. This is used in the
U.S. to mean idiot. Comment by: Jessi

lol in american we don't use it alot. i
mean
you say nimrod and people look at you
like
'wtf its dumbass stupid' Comment by: Serendip Visitor

A pejorative slang term, used originally to refer to Irish Travellers. Now refers to anyone whose lifestyle is characterised by itinerancy, theft, illicit land occupancy with destruction of amenities, and disregard for authority, without reference to ethnic or national origin.

My understanding was that a pongo was a
naval term for any soldier (infantry or
otherwise). Comment by: Phil Towend

In the Royal Air Force Regiment (circa
1949) a
"Pongo" was a slang term for an
ex-Indian Army
Officer - some of whom had transferred
in to Regiment
following the demise of the Indian Army. Comment by: John Gardner

This originated as a nineteenth century
Royal Navy jibe at the Army, derived
from "where the Army goes, there the
pong goes". The Army in the field
lacked much in the way of bathing
facilities for obvious reasons, so the
jibe was probably justified much of the
time. Comment by: Bruce Haithwaite

I was reading a children's story about a
pig and the farmer's daughter named him
Pongo because are smelly. When the pig
introduced himself to the other animals
he said that he was Pongo by name but
not by nature. I don't get it. Comment by: Melissa

Pongo can also mean smelly, as in "Pingy
pongoes" used in the "Confessions of
Georgia Nicholson" novellas. Comment by: The Ghost of the English Language

When I was growing up someone used to be
called this by his dad, not sure why but
it was a term of affection. Comment by: Jez A Bell

sylish in a rich white way, like the rich boys that go to "prep school"

Rich and white? Why does someone have to
be rich and WHITE to be preppy? Comment by: Anonymous Rated:1/5

yeah really why you have to be white and
rich .. RACISIT!!! Comment by: non ur business

I wonder if you'd be so offended if
someone defined a 'homeboy' as a black
urban youth-y'know, the prep definition
just happens to be historically
accurate,so just b/c a person describes
something that certain people have
generally not been a part of, but- it
seems from your reply-you WISH they had
been a part of, doesn't make them a
racist. Take it easy, for Pete's sake. Comment by: Prep school grad

well i certainly agree. i know lots of
preppy people and they are all white.
but it's a fact and it doesnt make me
racist. most people do assume preppies
do be white people. Comment by: Luna Halkett

I didn't notice anyone really dealing
with the class piece, and the preppy
designation certainly relates to class.
So if this is the case then there would
be very few working class or poor
European Americans fitting the
stereotype. I guess I wonder what do
Brits term as "Poor White Trash" or
Rednecks? Comment by: JoAnne

Get over it guys, it says in a rich
white way! It doens't say
that you need to be white to be rich.
It's more of a private
catholic school-gossip girl kinda word=
Preppy. So get over
the colour of your skin bitches, no one
cares. It's your
attitude what matters! (I'm not white
btw). Comment by: R Rated:5/5